diff --git a/lib/src/animate_to_item.dart b/lib/src/animate_to_item.dart
index 2c9bcb5..b86093c 100644
--- a/lib/src/animate_to_item.dart
+++ b/lib/src/animate_to_item.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class AnimateToItem {
     required this.position,
     required this.duration,
     required this.curve,
+    required this.whenCompleteOrCancel,
   });
 
   final ExtentManager extentManager;
@@ -22,10 +23,27 @@ class AnimateToItem {
   final ScrollPosition position;
   final Duration Function(double estimatedDistance) duration;
   final Curve Function(double estimatedDistance) curve;
+  final void Function() whenCompleteOrCancel;
 
   double lastPosition = 0.0;
 
+  late AnimationController _controller;
+  late CurvedAnimation _animation;
+
+  bool _mustDispose = false;
+
+  void dispose() {
+    if (_mustDispose) {
+      _mustDispose = false;
+      _controller.dispose();
+      _animation.dispose();
+      whenCompleteOrCancel();
+    }
+  }
+
   void animate() {
+    _mustDispose = true;
+
     final index = this.index();
     if (index == null) {
       return;
@@ -38,25 +56,19 @@ class AnimateToItem {
       estimationOnly: true,
     );
     final estimatedDistance = (estimatedTarget - start).abs();
-    final controller = AnimationController(
+    _controller = AnimationController(
       vsync: position.context.vsync,
       duration: duration(estimatedDistance),
     );
-    controller.addStatusListener((status) {
-      if (status == AnimationStatus.completed) {
-        controller.dispose();
-      }
-    });
-    final animation = CurvedAnimation(
-      parent: controller,
+    _animation = CurvedAnimation(
+      parent: _controller,
       curve: curve(estimatedDistance),
     );
-    animation.addListener(() {
-      final value = animation.value;
+    _animation.addListener(() {
+      final value = _animation.value;
       final index = this.index();
       if (index == null) {
-        controller.stop();
-        controller.dispose();
+        dispose();
         return;
       }
       var targetPosition = extentManager.getOffsetToReveal(
@@ -83,6 +95,6 @@ class AnimateToItem {
       }
       position.jumpTo(jumpPosition);
     });
-    controller.forward();
+    _controller.forward().whenCompleteOrCancel(dispose);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/super_sliver_list.dart b/lib/src/super_sliver_list.dart
index 84f9378..2ecfb30 100644
--- a/lib/src/super_sliver_list.dart
+++ b/lib/src/super_sliver_list.dart
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ class ListController extends ChangeNotifier {
   }) {
     assert(_delegate != null, "ListController is not attached.");
     for (final position in scrollController.positions) {
-      AnimateToItem(
+      late final AnimateToItem animation;
+      animation = AnimateToItem(
         extentManager: _delegate!,
         index: index,
         alignment: alignment,
@@ -142,7 +143,11 @@ class ListController extends ChangeNotifier {
         position: position,
         curve: curve,
         duration: duration,
-      ).animate();
+        // clean added handle if it's completed normally
+        whenCompleteOrCancel: () => _runningAnimations.remove(animation)
+      );
+      _runningAnimations.add(animation);
+      animation.animate();
     }
   }
 
@@ -249,6 +254,11 @@ class ListController extends ChangeNotifier {
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  /// Keeps track of created [AnimateToItem] so we could later dispose
+  /// [AnimationController]s and animations in case list controller is suddenly
+  /// unattached. 
+  final List<AnimateToItem> _runningAnimations = [];
+
   ExtentManager? _delegate;
 
   void setDelegate(ExtentManager delegate) {
@@ -270,6 +280,12 @@ class ListController extends ChangeNotifier {
     if (_delegate == delegate) {
       _delegate?.removeListener(notifyListeners);
       _delegate = null;
+      // because list can be modified from callback that can be called from
+      // [AnimateToItem.dispose] we must iterate over copy
+      for (final controller in _runningAnimations.toList()) {
+        controller.dispose();
+      }
+      _runningAnimations.clear();
       onDetached?.call();
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/super_sliver_list_test.dart b/test/super_sliver_list_test.dart
index 30e2742..aa613d3 100644
--- a/test/super_sliver_list_test.dart
+++ b/test/super_sliver_list_test.dart
@@ -1226,6 +1226,53 @@ void main() async {
       expect(detached, 2);
       expect(controller.isAttached, false);
     });
+    testWidgets("remove widget mid animation", (tester) async {
+      final scrollController = ScrollController();
+
+      int attached = 0;
+      int detached = 0;
+      final controller = ListController(
+        onAttached: () {
+          ++attached;
+        },
+        onDetached: () {
+          ++detached;
+        },
+      );
+      final configuration = SliverListConfiguration.generate(
+        slivers: 1,
+        itemsPerSliver: (_) => 20,
+        itemHeight: (_, __) => 300,
+        viewportHeight: 500,
+        addGlobalKey: true,
+      );
+      await tester.pumpWidget(_buildSliverList(
+        configuration,
+        listController: controller,
+        preciseLayout: false,
+        controller: scrollController,
+      ));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(attached, 1);
+      expect(detached, 0);
+      expect(controller.isAttached, isTrue);
+
+      controller.animateToItem(
+        index: () => 10,
+        scrollController: scrollController,
+        alignment: 0.5,
+        duration: (estimatedDistance) => const Duration(milliseconds: 1000),
+        curve: (estimatedDistance) => Curves.linear,
+      );
+
+      await tester.pump(const Duration(milliseconds: 500));
+
+      // will throw if there are any leaked Tickers
+      await tester.pumpWidget(const SizedBox.shrink());
+      expect(attached, 1);
+      expect(detached, 1);
+      expect(controller.isAttached, false);
+    });
     testWidgets("replace controller", (tester) async {
       int attached1 = 0;
       int detached1 = 0;